The trouble is not that I am single and likely to stay single, but that I am lonely and likely to stay lonely.
Charlotte BrontëTag: loneliness marriage companionship single spinsterhood
If we be doomed to marry, we marry; if we be doomed to remain single we do.
Thomas HardyI had always wanted to go down that path at some point, I just hadn’t met anyone to go down it with. which begged another question: why hadn’t I? What was wrong with me? Oh yes, I knew exactly what I was crying about. It was the fear of being a last resort. Of missing out. And not just on one Saturday night of partying with people I didn’t know. On life. The life that everyone else seemed to find so easy to have.
Carrie AdamsTag: single
You’ll meet someone soon. No one knows what’s round the corner.”
How many corners, because I feel like I’ve turned them all. I meet people all the time. It never works out. I don’t know why.
Tag: single
Taking solitude in stride was a sign of strength and of a willingness to take care of myself. This meant - among other things - working productively, remembering to leave the house, and eating well. I thought about food all the time. I had a subscription to Gourmet and Food
Jenni Ferrari-AdlerBecause cooks love the social aspect of food, cooking for one is intrinsically interesting. A good meal is like a present, and it can feel goofy, at best, to give yourself a present. On the other hand, there is something life affirming in taking the trouble to feed yourself well, or even decently. Cooking for yourself allows you to be strange or decadent or both. The chances of liking what you make are high, but if it winds up being disgusting, you can always throw it away and order a pizza; no one else will know. In the end, the experimentation, the impulsiveness, and the invention that such conditions allow for will probably make you a better cook.
Jenni Ferrari-AdlerWhat does an introvert do when he's left alone? He stays alone.
Jenni Ferrari-AdlerWhy haven't I got a husband and children?" mused Greta Garbo to the Dutchess of Windsor, "I never met a man I could marry.
Greta GarboTag: man children husband honest single married musing dutchess
[Marriage] happens as with cages: the birds without despair to get in, and those within despair of getting out.
Michel de MontaigneTag: freedom marriage relationships cages matrimony single married-life captivity
The formula I've figured out: Stop being so damn picky and let go of the mental image of an ideal; talk to more strangers, because it builds confidence and helps you feel more connected; be open to every opportunity, and when you do meet someone you like, keep dating around. And there's the mother of all lessons-the one I'm still working on: follow your instincts and even if you're wrong about him (or her), you'll know better for the next time.
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